Denmarks left over WWII German Minefields
Denmark is affected by antipersonnel mines left from World War II. In 1944, the entire Skallingen Peninsula in Jutland on the Danish west coast was…
Time Traveller – Pfc Jamie “J-mac” Macpherson
I followed down the hill across a stream and onto a steep hill. We came under heavy sniper fire.
Spuduka’s Pillbox Upper Thames set
To give some background you have to go back to 1940 when the UK was at risk from Germany invading after the fall of France.…
Stoneleigh Militaria Fair
Well it was the first show of the season and we were lucky that it was just a cold day and that the bad weather held off.
Rescue of Il-2 M3 at Lake Balaton
In August 2010 we proceeded to the rescue of a Soviet Il-Sturmovik Batalon fallen into the lake (Hungary) after being hit by flak. The unit…
Is Collecting Militaria Glorifying War?
THESE DAYS, the impact of war is thankfully well understood by the mainstream. Remembrance ceremonies happen in many countries including the UK, US and Australia.…
DVD THE GERMAN ARMY IN NORMANDY-12th HITLERJUGEND PANZER DIVISION
The most implacable opponents of the British and Canadians fighting in Normandy were the largely teenage soldiers of the Hitlerjugend
TANKFEST 2012 – THE MOST EXPLOSIVE WEEKEND IN HISTORY!
Experience the best display of historic moving armour in the world at The Tank Museum – bringing the story of tanks, tank crew and soldiers to life…
Exercise Tiger Newsletter
Welcome to our first newsletter, one of several that will be released from time to time concerning next year’s Exercise Tiger 70th anniversary memorial event.
HITLER WAS MY FRIEND.
You may well have seen the recent coverage of this book in the press and elsewhere. The emphasis was on a bit of mild ridicule of the Fuhrer by showing him wearing shorts or silly hats and practicing the odd rant.
Inside the real Birdsong tunnels: Never-before-seen images of the mines dug by British ‘clay-kickers’ under German lines in WW1
Flanders fields today bears little sign of the four years of war that claimed so many thousands of lives and ravaged this small corner of the Western Front.